Washing-machine.



No. 734,845. PATBNTBD JULY 28, 1903. Z. GAILLARD.

WASHING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION FILED PEB. 4.4901. Y

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Patented July 28, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE;

ZNADE GAILLARD, OF S'l. GERVAIS LES BAINS, FRANCE.

i WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 734,845, dated July 28, 1903.

Application filed February 4, 1901. Serial No. 45,966. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known thatLZNA'I'DE GAILLARD,a citizen of the French Republic, residing at St. Gervais les Bains, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Linen-Washing Machines ;V and l do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and' use the same.

This invention relates to washing-machines and has for its object to provide an improved washing-machine having for its principal features a fixed concave curved lower plate, a

vertically-adjustable convex-curved upperl plate, and an intermediate curved plate for receiving the linen to be washed capable of oscillatory motion-withand of vertical movement independent of the upper plate, suitable means being provided for operating the movable plates. I

With this object in view the invention consists inthe improved construction, arrangement, and combination of the parts of a wash-` ing-machine of the class indicated, as hereinafter fully described-andafterward specifically claimed. l.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate a washing-machine embodying my in-` vention, Figure l represents a view of the machine in longitudinal section on the broken A line .fr of Fig. 3, the mechanism for eecting the upward movement of the upper movable plate being not shown.` Fig. 2 represents a view in side elevation, showing the mechanism for'effecting the upward movement of the upper movable plate. Fig. 3 represents a view in transverse vertical section on the broken line y y fy y of Fig. l, some of the parts being omitted.A Fig. 4 represents a view in end elevation, some of the mechanism for effecting the upward movement of the intermediate curved plate being removed.

Like letters and numerals of reference mark the same parts wherever they appear in the various figures of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by letters and numerals, 'd indicates the lower plate, which is preferably corrugated transversely and is fixed in asuitable vat, tub', or other vessel` with its concave surface upward. Above the` fixed concave plate d is a similarly-curved 'plate c with its lower, preferably transverselycorrugated convex, surface facing the upper surface of plate d. Between the plates dand c is a smooth plate f, -(curved similarly to motion is transmitted vertically to it, as such amotion is transmitted to the plate f.

The linen is attached to the plate f so as to cover it, which plate is rigidly secured to a centralrod 7e, which receives its vertical motion from a hand-wheel i by means of a cam g,` fixed on the shaft 7L', the cam g acting against the projection j of a socket h, fixed on the rod 7e, Figs. 1 and 3.

InFig. l the projection j is shown in full lines 4in its lower position and in dotted lines in its upper position. The shaft h is supported within a bearing Z, integral with the frame m, fixed to the side wall of the vat, Fig. 2 in dotted lines and Figs. 3 and ll. l

For eecting the oscillatory motion lof the plate f a connecting-rod m' is attached to the socket h and to the cam g, which is thus transformed into a crank, the connecting-rod being of such length that when connected up therewith the cam does not engage the projectionj of the socket h, so that during the oscillatorymotion the cam does not edect the verticalY movement. Yet both of these combined motions may be obtained through a device such as hereinafter described, in which the vertical motion of the plate f is not effected by the cam g. The motion of the plate c is obtained by means of a cam n, se- 1 cured also on the shaft h, and is of such shape 1 that the upward motion of the plate c begins before that of the plate f, and tlie'latter.

comes down before c has been disengaged. The cam n acts upon the end of a lever o, oscillating about a pivot` p, Figs. Zande, and the other end of which is connected with a crank r by means of a connecting-rod q,

which crank f/r is keyed on a shaft s, whereon are keyedtwo other cranks t t, which transmit their oscillatory motion to the rod u u, fixed at the side of the plate c, Figs. l, 2, 8, 4. The plate c being guided at the sides by proj ections in the grooves o, the oscillatory motion of the cranks t will thus canse the desired vertical motion of the plate to take place. y v

For the purpose of transmitting combined vertical and oscillatory motions to the plate f, as above described, a crank is fixed on the shaft s, Figs. l and 3, at the end of which is a pin y, which is pulled down by a rod z, pivoted atl to a bar 2, oscillating about-a point 3. To this bar, for example, is xed one end of a cord 4, passing around a loose pulley fon the shaft s', the other end of this cord being attached at 6 to the rod 7c. Owing to the oscillatory rotation of the shaft s, the bar 2 also has an oscillatory motion about the point 3, the action of which will be transmitted to the rod la, while causing the same to move vertically as it receives the oscillatory motion from the connecting-rodm. In such case it will not be necessary to transmit a continuous rotary motion to the fly-wheel t', but it will be sufficient to transmit a rotary oscillating motion thereto. A Weight 7 is provided to take up the weight of the plate f and the rod 7.o.

In order tobe able to take the plate f out of the vat and to bring the same to the position shown in dotted lines 8, Fig. l, the end of the bar 2 will be connected with the end of the rod k by means of a cord 9, which will be loose enough only to become tight, caused by the pullingdown of the bar 2, when the rod la shall have been brought to the highest posip vftion at the same time as the plate c. 4.;\

an upper movable convexV plate, an intermediate curved plate and means for moving the upper plate and the intermediate plate upward and downward, whereby the upper plate starts its upward movement, the intermediate plate co-mpletes its upward and downward movements, andl iinally the upper plate completes its movements, substantially as described.

2. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a lower fixed concave plate,

' an upper convex plate, an intermediate curved plate, means for vertically reciprocating the upper plate and mechanism for effecting vertical movement of the intermediate plate, substantially as described.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination of a lower fixed concave plate, an upper movable convex plate above it, an intermediate curved plate, means for vertically reciprocating the upper plate and mechanism whereby an oscillatory movement of the intermediate plate is effected, substantially as described.

4. In a machine of the class described the combination of a lower fixed curved plate, an upper movable curved plate, an intermediate correspondingly-curved plate, means for imparting a vertical movement to the upper plate, and means for imparting a vertical and oscillatory movement to the intermediate plate, substantially as described.

5. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a lower fixed plate, an upper movable plate and an intermediate movable plate, of a slotted rod supporting the intermediate plate, a weighted lever pivoted to the frame, a cord connecting the lever and rod, a shaft passing through the lever-slot, and a pulley on said shaft over which the cord ZNADE GAILLARD.

Witnesses EMILE GRIMoN'r, FELIX HALVUA. 

